Just finished Animal Farm and starting on 1984.
I like George Orwell.
What are you reading? (Literature)
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Charliane Harris's Dead in The Family
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Currently reading: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, and it's remarkably good. Probably one of the best i've ever read, and that's saying alot.
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I need to get back to reading some of the books I got. I'm in the middle of both 1984 and Equal Rites.
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I tend to read only fantasy. Eddings, Tolkien, Cunningham, Moers; pretty much anything goes if it has more races than just one, some magic, a good plot and interesting characters. I've got to admit that the Belgariad and Mallorea series were the best pieces of literature I've ever held in my hands. Just beautiful.
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Rereading Dr Faustus by Christopher Marlowe
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
beats head on book
I'm trying to put off reading The Stranger for as long as I can
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
beats head on book
I'm trying to put off reading The Stranger for as long as I can
D:Oh lucky you !
- I always underestimated that one, it's very good indeed though. Prisoner of Azkaban is my favourite though.
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Just finished Edgar Alan Poe´s anthology
and started to read "Crime and punishment" from dostoievsky
anyone know a good book by Jean Paul Sartre ?! José Saramago died today:sad:
When AP used to be good:
NEVER FORGET !!
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Rereading Dr Faustus by Christopher Marlowe
Love that Play.
Re-reading Sun Tzu's Art of War, and the it's on to Miyamoto Musashi's The Book of Five Rings.
I'll have both of those done by tomorrow, so after that I'm going to attempt Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil.
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Autobiographies of Chris Jericho, Batista and Mick foley
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
beats head on book
I'm trying to put off reading The Stranger for as long as I can
D:The Stranger isn't that bad….unless you have to write on it, It is pretty interesting. It's about existentialism and the absurdity of life. The hard part if figuring what he is trying to say about them.
I should finish Clock Work Orange….I started it a while ago. Currently I have been reading a lot of Jodi Picoult(not literature). Her books are an easy read but still interesting.
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
beats head on book
I'm trying to put off reading The Stranger for as long as I can
D:Really? I'm no Camus fan, but he's certainly better J.K. Rowling; Harry Potter is the Naruto of literature.
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Really? I'm no Camus fan, but he's certainly better J.K. Rowling; Harry Potter is the Naruto of literature.
Well that's because harry potter is not literature, it's commerical fiction.
The Stranger and harry potter are both fine. It depends on your mood
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Really? I'm no Camus fan, but he's certainly better J.K. Rowling; Harry Potter is the Naruto of literature.
erm, never heard of the Camus fellow but I rather thought that Twilight is the naruto of literature.
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i'm reading atlas shrugged by ayn rand. ^ ^ i read the fountainhead a couple years ago and absolutely loved it, so i finally got my hands on a copy of atlas shrugged. i've read the first two chapters so far, it's already pretty good.
recently i read through about half of lolita. omg. i couldn't even finish it, the book was freaking me out so much. the author, i forget his name, is so good at writing. i rarely find books that actually make me feel terrible when i read them, most of the time it's just like, a fun story or something, you know? but lolita… uhg, i don't know how anyone can get themselves to finish that book. the main character is just so wretched, and the writer somehow gets you to relate to him anyway, which in-turn makes you feel wretched as well. i definitely recommend at least trying to read this book though! it's really famous for a reason. :[
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I just finished Inside the Kaisha.
It's probably boring as shit if you don't know/care about real life in Japan but getting a different perspective on Japanese culture from two people that are businessmen and not anthropologists is fascinating at fuck.
An amazing read for anyone interested in real life here.
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Twilight = Bleach
Harry Potter = NarutoI died laughing!
on Camus,
I've read "The Stranger"
is good.
But ComplicatedAnother book I read not long ago that was
"O Cortiço" of Aluisio de Azevedo.
Brazil is one of the literary poles world.
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The Stranger isn't that bad….unless you have to write on it, It is pretty interesting. It's about existentialism and the absurdity of life. The hard part if figuring what he is trying to say about them.
I should finish Clock Work Orange….I started it a while ago. Currently I have been reading a lot of Jodi Picoult(not literature). Her books are an easy read but still interesting.
I have to read it for school, so did my sister…she hated it, and we usually have the same views about books we read.
Really? I'm no Camus fan, but he's certainly better J.K. Rowling; Harry Potter is the Naruto of literature.
What makes you think this? Just curious.
Well that's because harry potter is not literature, it's commerical fiction.
The Stranger and harry potter are both fine. It depends on your mood
Maybe, but you can probably find more literary techniques in Harry Potter than in Twilight; Harry Potter is, in general, written much better than Twilight (I'm not going into details, I'm sure someone else has elsewhere). It may not be on the same degree as The Stranger or Pride & Prejudice, but they are a fine series of books that raised a generation. My generation. So I love the books, and I most likely always will.
Let's not turn this thread into an argument over weather or not Harry Potter is considered literature, it's been done somewhere before.erm, never heard of the Camus fellow but I rather thought that Twilight is the naruto of literature.
I'm more inclined to agree with this statement, by personal preference. To each his own, though.
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Harry Potter is one of if not the best Book Series of the last 10 years.
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Harry Potter is what got me, and a lot of peope my age, into reading. Whether or not it's "Literature" doesn't matter.
However, it has all the archetypes of classic literature, and, as my old english teach liked to say, all the characteristics of an epic.
Other people will disagree with this statement and that's perfectly fine; to each his own.Whether it's this or that, it's still a fun read, and something I will definitely read to my kids one day.
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Worlds at World:The 2,500 year struggle between east and west by Anthony Pagden.
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I think the worst book I've ever read is Great Expectations.
Right now, I am reading Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
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Literature? Sorry it's the summer… time out on the literature and textbooks..
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Harry Potter is what got me, and a lot of peope my age, into reading. Whether or not it's "Literature" doesn't matter.
However, it has all the archetypes of classic literature, and, as my old english teach liked to say, all the characteristics of an epic.
Other people will disagree with this statement and that's perfectly fine; to each his own.Whether it's this or that, it's still a fun read, and something I will definitely read to my kids one day.
Exactly. If I say so myself I'm quite brilliant at English - I can tell you now, I'd not be as good at it if I'd not read Harry Potter, it made reading, and English
fun for me, and allowed me to develop a genuine interest in literature, in fact, I want to be an English teacher so I daresay the books have influenced my whole life !Brilliant Series indeed ! :)
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What makes you think this? Just curious.
Well, I could really go into depth, but I'll just keep it simple; it's just mediocre storytelling. I actually think the background (Rowling was a destitute pregnant woman who needed money or something) is more interesting than the series itself. Really, I wouldn't have as much of a problem with the series itself if it wasn't for the ravenous and terrible fans it's amassed over the years. There's loads of bias in my thinking because of that. Popularity contributes to the problem (not saying that popular books are bad; just that it's ridiculous that such a poorly written CHILDREN's book has been loved and adored by people above the age of 13). As long as someone doesn't claim Harry Potter is a fantastically written tome of previously unexplored wisdom and creativity, then I don't have too many gripes with that person; it's the point when he/she has read almost nothing else yet still raves about Harry Potter as if they've spent an entire lifetime searching for the perfect book and HP has achieved said title.
@Flux:Harry Potter is one of if not the best Book Series of the last 10 years.
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@Akumu:Harry Potter is what got me, and a lot of peope my age, into reading. Whether or not it's "Literature" doesn't matter.
However, it has all the archetypes of classic literature, and, as my old english teach liked to say, all the characteristics of an epic.
Other people will disagree with this statement and that's perfectly fine; to each his own.Whether it's this or that, it's still a fun read, and something I will definitely read to my kids one day.
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When I was three months old, my Dad gave me Crime and Punishment and I read it in a day, understanding every word of it. And it was untranslated.No, but really, if Harry Potter gets you into other literature (just like Naruto may get you into other manga), it's useful. Most of my feelings come from my generations view on books. Just look at Facebook; common favorite books include "lol who reads," "sorry im illiterate," and "HARRY POTTER, TWILIGHT, MOTHER GOOSE NURSERY RHYMES, WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS."
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I kinda agree that harry potter is kinda like naruto. I liked the first few books then it kinda got ehh. Twilight is only comparable to trash.
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I've read all the Twilight and Harry Potter books (I don't like to completely hate books if I've never even read them, which seems to be a trend nowadays), and I can honestly say that I enjoyed Twilight more. Even if the writing is garbage in both books, I have to admit that Twilight did have a few cool concepts. It took the standard Romeo and Juliet relationship and bent it out of proportions, adding extremely supernatural twists; a cool idea if I may say. Too bad the plot was fucking terrible.
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Has anyone read a Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift? One of the best satires ever. Too bad we were foced to read Gulliver's Travels by him after. Even if it was an honors english class, it was a bad idea making sophomores read Gulliver's Travels
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By the way, why the hell do so many people here like Atlas Shrugged?
Fucking disgusting.
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Maybe becausewe all have our own opinions to what we like, and just because you don't like it doesn't make it wrong for other people to.
Let the record show that I have not read it, so I do not have an opinion on it.
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Does anyone know of any literature books(and i'm talking about lit books you would actually see and analyze in an english class) that have happy endings besides
! i haven't actually read Pride And Prejudice, but my friends made me see the movie. If it is anything like the movie it has a happy ending. Also Tom Sawyer… I'm guessing most don't since they are pretty much showing the faults of society. It's interesting though. Use spoiler tags for the names of the books and don't actually say the ending if you choose to answer.
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Harry Potter is one of if not the best Book Series of the last 10 years.
Twilight is overhyped, as most of the media and hype about it is about Robert Pattinson.This first statement is true, and if anyone would like to counter this, I would be happy to hear their suggestions as to what else might be.
I read Twilight and thought it was okay. I read New Moon and hated it. Eclipse was worst, and Breaking Dawn hit an all-time low. The movies ended any attraction to the series I had.Harry Potter is what got me, and a lot of peope my age, into reading. Whether or not it's "Literature" doesn't matter.
However, it has all the archetypes of classic literature, and, as my old english teach liked to say, all the characteristics of an epic.
Other people will disagree with this statement and that's perfectly fine; to each his own.Whether it's this or that, it's still a fun read, and something I will definitely read to my kids one day.
Quoted for truth. And I really don't think I need to say much more.
I think the worst book I've ever read is Great Expectations.
Right now, I am reading Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
Not actually literature, I know, but it's what I'm reading.I'm with you one that. Never really liked much of Dickens' works.
How is Thus Spoke Zarathustra? That sounded like an interesting read when I learned about it.Well, I could really go into depth, but I'll just keep it simple; it's just mediocre storytelling. I actually think the background (Rowling was a destitute pregnant woman who needed money or something) is more interesting than the series itself. Really, I wouldn't have as much of a problem with the series itself if it wasn't for the ravenous and terrible fans it's amassed over the years. There's loads of bias in my thinking because of that. Popularity contributes to the problem (not saying that popular books are bad; just that it's ridiculous that such a poorly written CHILDREN's book has been loved and adored by people above the age of 13). As long as someone doesn't claim Harry Potter is a fantastically written tome of previously unexplored wisdom and creativity, then I don't have too many gripes with that person; it's the point when he/she has read almost nothing else yet still raves about Harry Potter as if they've spent an entire lifetime searching for the perfect book and HP has achieved said title.
…yes, the fans can be irritating. But so are the Twilight fans. And the Naruto fans, and some Star Wars fans…you get some for every fanbase. I, too, tend to let that blind me from seeing a series in a neutral light, enough so that I can get a good look at the series in order to figure out if I like it myself or not; with Harry Potter, I ended up loving the series so much at an early age, so I…ignored the fans. Until very recently. Love some, hate some.
One Piece has issues with popularity, also, as it's been discussed; the series has lasted a long time, will the popularity effect the ending, blah blah blah….and there are people on this forum, including myself, who are over thirteen that love and adore the series, that is aimed at boys ages 12-15. Both series have issues in them that address the older audience the authors are not unconscious of; Harry was in the middle of a war filled with prejudice against Muggle-borns, giants, and werewolves--Luffy's world has a blatantly screwed-up government, among other things...I could go on.
This is blasphemy, I know.No, the series has it's faults; I just found a major one now that I've finished reading the fourth book for the first time since 6th grade. Harry Potter is far from perfect, and any fan who says so….....probably doesn't read much else.
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Maybe becausewe all have our own opinions to what we like, and just because you don't like it doesn't make it wrong for other people to.
I'm sorry, I know books are subjective, but Ayn Rand and everything that has to do with her is a complete abomination: a nasty and repulsive stain upon society.
Unlike Harry Potter, I don't have exceptions based on age; in fact, with Ayn Rand, I don't segregate at all. No matter who you are, no matter what age, gender or race, if you like Ayn Rand, I will automatically have a problem with you.
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It's not entirely fair comparing Harry Potter to Naruto. Even if the main character was annoying at times, HPs plottwists didn't reek of retcon and the monstrosity called Sasuke has no equal in all of media. Overrated, quite possibly, bad, not really. Which is the key difference from Naruto I guess.
I'm currently reading Wintersmith. It's not Pratchetts best, the narrative is a bit too slow, but the Feegles are awesome as always and the writing is good.
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Does anyone know of any literature books(and i'm talking about lit books you would actually see and analyze in an english class) that have happy endings besides
! i haven't actually read Pride And Prejudice, but my friends made me see the movie. If it is anything like the movie it has a happy ending. Also Tom Sawyer… I'm guessing most don't since they are pretty much showing the faults of society. It's interesting though. Use spoiler tags for the names of the books and don't actually say the ending if you choose to answer.
I quite enjoyed Silas Marner.
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The 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de Sade
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By the way, why the hell do so many people here like Atlas Shrugged?
Because they are to lazy to read Hayek.
Right now I am reading Rothbard's The Ethics of Liberty. I am also re-reading Hosking's The First Socialist Society and King Leopold's Ghost.
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How is Thus Spoke Zarathustra? That sounded like an interesting read when I learned about it.
It's…well yes, it;s interesting. I'm not going to try and explain it, because I cannot do a good job. You should read it if you have the time.
You can actually find it online. There are quite a fews sites that have Nietzsche's works on them.
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The Canterbury Tales.
Yes, its for class.
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sorry to be an ASS
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does anyone nows a good book By Sartre ?
and the major diference betwen Sartre and Camus ?When AP used to be good:
NEVER FORGET !!
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@Kairouseki:
I quite enjoyed Silas Marner.
I hate Silas Marner. Hate it with dying passion. Might be due to the fact I studied it for exams though.
Currently reading Turn Coat by Jim Butcher but that's not exactly literature.
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A guy is having me read a book he wrote. He used some of my illustrations for it.
It's called Razor's Road: The Abduction by Michael Stone.It's not bad. If you're interested you can find it on amazon i guess
Originally Posted by Drake_Cloud
He didn't come back because he thought he could win, he came back because he's a goddamn hero and that's what heroes do.
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (2nd in the Stieg Larsson series)
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@CCC:
The Girl Who Played with Fire (2nd in the Stieg Larsson series)
Is that series nice? i have the books but I have way too much backlog.
Finished Turn Coat so now I'm starting John Banville's The Sea.
Hiking Bear 2011
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By the way, why the hell do so many people here like Atlas Shrugged?
Fucking disgusting.
I tried reading that and …I couldn't finish. It's sitting on my bedroom floor right now. ._. I feel defeated for not finishing it. I kinda like some parts of it but as a whole I don't think I can wrap my mind around it. I feel dumb.
But anyway, I'm reading Gulliver's Travels now. I just started it.
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The Canterbury Tales.
:D I just had to read The Miller's Tale and The Wife of Bath and The Pardoner’s Tale. they were quite funny.
Gulliver's Travells… I have never liked that one. So weird. Brrr.
